Mariana, Minas Gerais
Mariana | |||
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Município de Mariana | |||
Historical center of Mariana | |||
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Location in the State of Minas Gerais | |||
Mariana Location in Brazil | |||
Coordinates: 20°22′42″S 43°23′59″W / 20.37833°S 43.39972°WCoordinates: 20°22′42″S 43°23′59″W / 20.37833°S 43.39972°W | |||
Country | Brazil | ||
Region | Southeast | ||
State | Minas Gerais | ||
Founded | July 16, 1696 | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Duarte Eustáquio Júnior (PPS)[1] | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 1,194.208 km2 (461.086 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 899 m (2,949 ft) | ||
Population (2014)[2] | |||
• Total | 58,233 | ||
• Density | 44.4/km2 (115/sq mi) | ||
(1st) | |||
Demonym(s) | Marianense[3] | ||
Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) | ||
• Summer (DST) | BRST (UTC-2) | ||
CEP postal code | 35420-000 | ||
Area code | 31 | ||
HDI (2010) [4] | 0.742 | ||
Website | mariana.mg.gov.br |
Mariana is the oldest city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a tourist city, founded on July 16, 1696, and retains the characteristics of a baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums. It was the first capital of Minas Gerais.
It has an area of 1,194.208 square kilometres (461.086 sq mi).[5]
The municipality contains a very small part of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) of Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.[6]
References
- ↑ "Prefeitura de Mariana - Gabinete do Prefeito" [Mariana City Hall - Mayor's office] (in Portuguese). Mariana City Hall. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ↑ "Estimativas de população para 1º de julho de 2014" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ↑ "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ↑ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ↑ PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12
See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mariana. |
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